IRON-RED JIAQING SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)

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A FAMILLE ROSE PUCE-GROUND BOTTLE VASE
Iron-red Jiaqing seal mark and of the period (1796-1820)
The neck applied with two ruyi handles, the body enamelled with two oval panels, depicting three goats below a blossoming prunus tree, and a brace of pheasants perched on rockwork between peony and magnolia, reserved on a ground of lotus between collar of ruyi lappets and upright lotus petals and key-pattern around the base, the neck with 'endless knots' suspending wan symbols
12½ in. (31 cm.) high.

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Lot Essay

The motif of three rams, which provides a rebus for the auspicious saying san yang kai tai, 'three yang initiate tai', is a very popular decoration on Chinese porcelain. Ram, which is pronounced 'yang' in Chinese, is homophonous with the Chinese character that denotes 'positive energy', or 'the sun'. Tai is one of the most auspicious hexagrams in the Yijing, The Book of Changes, and is formed with three straight lines, representing yang energy, on top of three broken lines, representing yin energy, hence the saying. It is often employed as signifying the ending of winter and the beginning of spring.

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